Interior Health is a
regional health authority in
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
. It is one of the five publicly-funded regional health authorities, serving the southern
Interior region of British Columbia.
Facilities
As of 2020 Interior Health operates 16 community hospitals, 4 regional hospitals, 2 tertiary hospitals and 22 health care centers, including:
Activities
Interior Health received a $195,814 grant from the
Public Health Agency of Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC; french: Agence de la santé publique du Canada, ASPC) is an agency of the Government of Canada that is responsible for public health, emergency preparedness and response, and infectious and chronic diseas ...
's Immunization Partnership fund to implement an automated electronic reminder system for
vaccination
Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop immunity from a disease. Vaccines contain a microorganism or virus in a weakened, live or killed state, or proteins or toxins from the organism. In stimulating ...
appointments across the region.
See also
Other regional health authorities in British Columbia
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Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is a regional health authority that provides health services including primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care, home and community care, mental health services, population and preventive health and addictio ...
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Fraser Health
The Fraser Health Authority (FHA) is one of five publicly funded health authorities into which the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) is divided. It is governed by the provincial ''Health Authorities Ac ...
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Island Health
Island Health, also known as the Vancouver Island Health Authority, is the publicly funded health care provider in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was established as one of five geographically based heal ...
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Northern Health
Northern Health is the publicly funded healthcare provider for the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Northern Health serves over 300,000 people in an area of 600,000 square kilometres. It was established as one of five g ...
Province-wide health authorities in British Columbia
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Provincial Health Services Authority
Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is a publicly funded health service provider in the province of British Columbia. PHSA is unique in Canada as the only health authority having a province-wide mandate for specialized health services, alth ...
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First Nations Health Authority
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is a health service delivery organization responsible for administering a variety of health programs and service for First Nations people living in BC.
Overview
The FNHA is part of a First Nations Health ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, interiorhealth.ca
2001 establishments in British Columbia
Health regions of British Columbia
Interior of British Columbia